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Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Star Wars: A Return To The Old Republic - Day 3

I apologize for the lack of updates on
this article. I've been a bit busy lately with a lot of personal IRL
stuff. So now I'm going to try and catch up on what has been going
on in my return to Star Wars: The Old Republic. At the time of
writing this I am currently level 43 and am gradually working my way
through the story for my Sith Warrior.

Day 3, Entry 1:

I finally got a chance to check out the
group finder tool. I got a group for a flashpoint that appeared to
scale with the level of players in the group. Anyone from level 15
to 55 or so appears to be able to sign up and get a daily planetary
commendation bonus. The other dungeons that have a level range for
normal mode reward more commendations but it seems to be difficult to
get a group for those.

My group in that particular flashpoint as we fight the last boss.

My group consisted of three DPS (damage
per second) and one healer. The run through that particular
flashpoint was more or less flawless. I didn't get any noteworthy
loot, but I got a great deal of experience points. Every time I've
done a flashpoint with a group, I have managed to level up. The
flashpoint experience boost in the legacy system also helps you level
faster. This would be a great way to level up and possibly stay
ahead of the curve in terms of the level requirement for quests. Of
course, my luck with getting groups is inconsistent which is the only
flaw in that plan.

I wish there was a way to determine how
far away a quest objective is in relation to your current position.
I was trying to head to a quest objective, thinking it was going to
be in a local bunker like it usually is. Almost fifteen minutes
later, I was nearly on the other side of the Belsavis map and still I
had no idea where the marker for my next story quest was taking me.
At the very least, I managed to find a “Quest Hub” that I could
unlock and teleport to with quick travel if needed.

I was browsing the cartel market
earlier and found a vehicle that was on sale. It cost me nearly all
my cartel coins, but it seems to be worth it. Not only is it a cool
looking vehicle, but it also provides more protection from getting
knocked off and stunned. I've included a screenshot of this new
vehicle below.

Finally got a speeder bike at long last. ^_^

I'll add more entries as I have things
worth mentioning. As of right now I have a long way to go before I
reach any end game content or expansion stuff. Given the upcoming
release of the Master Chief Collection and World of Warcraft:
Warlords of Draenor, I doubt I will be able to reach level 55 in time
for the upcoming expansion.